Assembly line automated

Stacks of pallets are accumulated on a heavy duty twin chain conveyor system and a pallet de-stacker feeds single pallets into a guarded area, where cages are automatically lifted onto the pallet via the 2 axis transfer unit. They proceed to the operator fixing station where the pallet/cage are assembled; then to the bottle insertion machine via a series of accumulation conveyors.

The project was designed, manufactured and installed complete with electrical control system and comprised heavy duty driven roller and twin chain pallet conveyors, turntables, 90° chain transfer unit and a pallet de-stacker. Manual handling has been virtually eliminated and there has been a 10% increase in productivity; payback on the project is 1.25 years.

Astec have been awarded a second contract by the same company for another conveyor system to further automate production.